Sundried's mission is to provide professional quality activewear at an affordable price with eco credentials at the core. As such, we work hard to make sure all of our products are made to the highest standard and with the finest fabrics. Read on to discover more about the fabrics we use, including our pioneering recycled materials.
Quality
Tough workouts require tougher activewear. Sundried’s fabric choices are designed to last; trialled and tested by leading triathletes to ensure you are supported. Sundried use premium materials with the finest quality fibres to ensure the products we bring to you are of the highest standard.
Sustainability
Sundried are proud to support ethical, sustainable activewear production with our EcoTech® collection which features pieces made from recycled plastic bottles, recycle coffee grounds, and biodegradable yarn.
You’ve probably heard of fabric being made from recycled plastic bottles, but coffee is the latest development in responsible sourcing. First developed by a Taiwanese company in 2008, the use of coffee grounds to make clothes has been on the rise ever since. The fabric produced has a number of benefits, especially for activewear and gym clothing. It is fast-drying, sweat-wicking, and de-odorising, all benefits which are hugely important for performance clothing. Not only that, it does not require the high-temperature treatment that other materials require which reduces CO2 emissions leading to a greener planet.
How does it work?
The fabric is made from the waste product that is created when making coffee. The used coffee grounds usually just end up in a landfill, so this recycling process is truly ethical and responsible. The coffee grounds are processed in a low-temperature, high-pressured environment to make them into yarn which is then woven into naturally high-tech fabric.
The clothing that is produced from used coffee grounds has fantastic benefits, including odour control, sweat-wicking, and it dries over 200 times faster than cotton. It is also naturally anti-bacterial.
Responsibly-sourced materials are the future and ethical brands like Sundried are leading the way to a brighter time ahead for our planet.
